Mrs. Cathy Turchetta teaches 4th grade at Our Lady of Mercy. She graduated from Augustana College with a Bachelor’s Degree in both Elementary Education and Psychology. She received a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from National-Louis University. She is a proud member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Mortar Board Honor Society. The Turchettas are parishioners at OLM where Mrs. Turchetta serves as a Eucharistic Minister. In her free time, Mrs. Turchetta enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 grown children. Her past times include reading, skiing, and playing tennis.

A message to my students:

Ordinary 4th graders make progress. But in my class, you will SOAR for 2 reasons:

1. Your teacher believes in you.

2. You need to believe in you.

That means being willing to make mistakes and get back up and try again.

My class is the perfect place to feel safe enough to make mistakes - without being judged!

"You learn more from failure than from success. Don't let it stop you. Failure builds character."

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